Bet-Losing Harvey Weinstein Spends First $1 Million on ‘Reader’ Oscar Campaign

No distance seems far enough, no HazMat suit thick enough to defend against the radioactivity let off by Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin’s toxic Reader mess. This morning we’re getting an idea of the clean-up cost for both parties — none more prohibitive than Harvey’s, who today pledged $1 million to charity if Nikki Finke could turn up Rudin’s alleged e-mail accusing him of “harrassing” ailing Reader co-producer Sydney Pollack for a 2008 release date. Even Rudin told Page Six: “That is not my e-mail. The contents of it are categorically untrue.” Those gambits could have gone a lot better, as both men were soon to discover.